Controversy in Bali: Erotic ‘Joged Bumbung Jaruh’ Dance Videos Spark Legal Concerns
The rise of videos featuring sexually risqué dancers in Bali has angered the province’s Department of Culture. Dancers may be...
Indonesia Commemorates International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8th March in Indonesia, just like in many other countries around the...
Premarital Sex Punishable by A Year in Prison Under New Indonesian Criminal Code
The Draft Criminal Law Code (RKUHP), which includes regulations on sex and living arrangements outside of marriage, will soon be...
How to get deported from Bali
Getting a deportation stamp in your passport shouldn’t be on anyone’s travel bucket list. However, there are plenty of people...
Do Condoms Fit Indonesian Culture?
While many countries in the Asia-Pacific have achieved progress in combatting AIDS, Indonesia’s number of cases is growing – thanks...
A NEW YEAR. Look for a Doctor!
You and your family might be in good health, but in general, everyone needs some medical input at some point...
Inclusivity Central to Bukittinggi’s Tourism its adjacent provinces
The writer is a lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities, Andalas University. Every time I pay a visit to the...
Health Ministry: Public Vaccination Starts September
The Ministry of Health has emphasised that the target of vaccinating 181.5 million people will still be hit. Health Minister...
European Union External Action Service Comments on Six Caned in Aceh
The European Union External Action Service spokesperson has commented on Indonesia regarding the caning of six people in Aceh on...
Kristen Gray to be Deported
The Immigration Office in Bali have confirmed that American visitor Kristen Gray will be deported. Gray caused a storm on...
American’s Controversial Tweets Promoting Bali Travel
Kristen Gray, an American with Twitter account @kristentootie, has sparked a heated debate after making a thread about her “new...
Yours Lovingly
In the past, in an age of corner shops and pubs, it was enough to give your loved one a...
Government Inspect The Indicated Gay Villas in Bali
The Balinese government are inspecting villas which are believed to be providing special services for homosexual people in Drona street,...
Revised Criminal Code to be Finalised Tuesday
Hundreds of people are pleading with President Joko Widodo to revoke the newly revised criminal code (RKUHP) due to its...
The Great Outdoors
Fatahillah Square Kota Tua (Old City), North Jakarta Once notorious for its criminally-neglected historic buildings, whose roofs were prone to...
Top 10 Indonesian Urban Myths & Mistruths
Communism is the biggest threat to Indonesia The Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) was indeed a force to be reckoned with...
Police Arrest 10 Women Suspected of “Being Lesbians”
Police in Padang, West Sumatra arrested the 10 women after someone reported them for being LGBTI. The person saw a...
Bali Beauty Pageant Promoting Equality, HIV Education Forced to Cancel
A Bali beauty pageant promoting HIV education and equality has been called off after mounting pressure from hardline anti-LGBT groups....
Four Men Face 100 Lashes in Aceh For Alleged Gay Sex
Rights activists called on Tuesday for Aceh province to release four people detained on suspicion of having homosexual sex, amid...
New Web System Blocks 70,000 More Websites in Indonesia
(Reuters) State-run Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) launched a new system in January to help purge the internet of harmful material,...
U.N. Human Rights Chief Condemns Proposal to Outlaw Gay and Premarital Sex
During his three-day visit to Indonesia this week, United Nations human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein criticized the Indonesian...